that's why you see john kerry walk by. tamera, that argument is made often by businesses that say, listen, we're trying to also make living here. having the president of the united states use the awesome power of that office to push us to raise wages isn't fair. what would be your response to that? >> mcdonald's, it pick on one company h. over $5 million in profit last year. the idea that they can't afford to pay more, it doesn't pass the smell test. it is the government's job acting on behalf of americans to set the basic rules of the game in our economy. and long, minimum wage has long been one of those basic labor standards. we haven't updated it for almost a decade. and households, families are feeling that pinch. we need to give these workers a raise. >> quickly -- >> if i can say, first of all, i think your point about mcdonald's and other large companies is absolutely correct. i mean, come on. these guys are making a lot of money and can afford to pay more. but really, you know, from a business perspective, shouldn'